obama that we will be keen and we will not commit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy's territories. >> reporter: mohamed morsi was slow coming out condemning the incursion into the u.s. embassy, but now, yesterday and today, we've seen him come out with more force, saying that he will protect diplomatic missions from large protests. christine? >> you know, ian, wednesday night we heard president obama say egypt is not an ally but not an enemy, a careful distinction. how's that playing in egypt? >> reporter: well, the united states and egypt are trying right now to feel each other out. it's kind of like an awkward first date, because before the revolution, the muslim brotherhood was an adversary of sort of the united states, and there was a lot of mistrust there. so, right now they're trying to build a relationship, trying to come together, but the military, the egyptian and the american military do have close ties, and this is one of the military officials in the united states said. >> ian lee, thank you. >>> now to libya, where authorities have an